The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-28

ipated.
Several farmers In the town of
Walls commenced cutting their oats
to-day.
The number Of real estate trans
fers in the county during the pas!
week is good evidence that outside
parties are beginning to realize the
value of our lands for agricultural
purposes.
BIG STONE COUNTY.
[Gracevile Transcript, 22d.]
Farmers have been cutting barley.
Farmers are crying for harvest
help.
The doctors report several cases of
sickness this week.
Rev. Father McGolrick, of Mime
apols. was in town this week, and
expressed his surprise at the growth
of Graceville.
a game of ball was played between
the first nine and the No. Hards,
On Sunday, resulting in score of 20
to IA in favor of the first nine.
Rev. A. L. Rohlling, the new min
lister of the German Lutheran church
at Johnson, arrived this week and
will hold services there to morrow.
Bishop Ireland, of ST.. Paul, paid
Graceyille Il short visit this week,
and was much pleased with her out
look. lie said he would attend to
the half breed title affair at an early
date.
There will be special meeting Of
the Graceville gun club on Wednes-
cay afternoon at o'clock on their
practice grounds. 1t is desirable
that there be full attendance, as
business of Importance will be trans.
acted.
The annual School meeting, we I'm.
derstand, was quite a spirited gath
ering. The following were the Off
GERS elected: Director. G. A. Welch;
treasurer, A. Lannan; clerk, NJ. D.
IIartnett.
A movement is on foot among our
citizens to secure the starting of a
building association in this village.
John Garvey returned Tuesday
evening from six weeks visit to the
Pacific coast and the country tribu-
tary. It is needless to say that he
found no country with any less draw
backs than our own Star of the North
and that he is better satisfied With
Graceville than ever before.
[Ortonville Herald
Some of the younger sports are
already shooting chickens and the
deputy game warden is lying low for
them.
a party of tourists, from almost
every section of the United States, is
now encamped near the junction, and
recreating on the shores of Big Stone
lake. They subsist off of Pat Dolan S
garden and what they can pick up
about town.
The election to choose four school
directors was a very quiet affair, re
sulting in the election of Messrs. Cliff,
French, Potter and Schoen.
GRANT COUNTY.
Herman Correspondence.
Our village is to be treated to a
special election August Sd to gil a
vacancy occasioned by the resignation
of A. C. Beiyea as justice Of the peace.
Candidates will undoubtedly be nu-
merous.
Gus Johnson has sold his business
stand, where the post Office is now
located, to Mr.. Lemmen, of your
county, who will prbably locate here.
A little son of Sheriff Linden while
playing near the cellar hatchway fell
in, sustaining fracture OF the collar
bone.
Carruth's training stable is receiv.
ing good patronage. He has seven
steppers under way.
A. C. Belyea, former editor of the
Herman Herald, has sold his resi-.
dence hele and has removed to Elbow
Lake.
D. l.. Latin has purchased the
| house and lot owned by G. p. Car.
penter of the Pennington Tribune,
all of which goes to show the wealth
accumulated in the newspaper bust
| ness.
A camping party consisting of A.
| Wells. George Ketcham. A. L. Kon.
chal and j. A. Noel and their fami
lies have pitched their tents on Pom
me de Terre Lake, near Barrett Sta.
ton, where they catch fine fish and
mosquitoes.
The M. & d. and N. w. elevators
are undergoing elaborate repairs in
anticipation of a bountiful yield OF
cereals.
| Several cases of scarlet fever are
reported in the town Of Rensville
Stevens county. All are reported do.
ing we'll so far.
On Monday a charge of lightning
from a passing cloud struck the
Grant County Bank building. demol.
ishing one corner of the brick cornice,
scattering brick-bats over one hun.
dred feet. Village Marshal Cater
was sitting in front of the Office and
was stunned.
Real estate, especially improved
farms, il in demand.
The drought and bug -stri cken sec.
.tions are looking northwest.